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  • Sunday, December 15, 2024 Bird Walk to Sandstone Ranch

    On a beautiful, but windy, Sunday morning, we convened at Sandstone Ranch in Longmont. Sandstone Ranch is named for the sandstone cliffs in the area which formed when Colorado was part of an inland sea. The ranch itself was owned by the Coffin family back in the 1860’s. The original house, which still stands, is…

  • Sunday, November 10, 2024 Bird Walk to Lagerman Reservoir

    We had to push off our usual second Saturday bird walk by a day due to our first snow storm of the season, but I’m so glad we did! It was a perfect bluebird day with sunny skies and a ton of amazing birds! Lagerman Reservoir is always great for waterfowl and raptors in the…

  • Saturday, October 12, 2024 Bird Walk to Mud Lake with Wild Bear Nature Center

    This past Saturday was October Big Day, the fall counterpart to Global Big Day where people around the world unite to share their love of our avian friends. In celebration of the day, Front Range Birding teamed up with Wild Bear Nature Center for a bird walk around their new nature center site up at…

  • Reefs to Rockies North Park Wildlife Weekend with Front Range Birding Company

    Summer in the high country of Colorado means cool and crisp mornings, warm and sunny afternoons, and baby birds galore. Oh, and moose. Our early August Reefs to Rockies trip to North Park provided all those things and more. The three-day adventure began just west of Denver on a Friday morning, when guides Chip Clouse…

  • SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2024 HUDSON GARDENS WALK WITH PATTI GALLI

    Hudson Gardens Walk – Saturday, July 27, 2024 Led by Patti Galli I know I say this every time! But we get the most wonderful beginner birders. Eager to learn and participate. And this time was no exception, we also had two very young birders joining us and spotted a couple great birds! It started…

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2024 DEER CREEK CANYON PARK WITH DAVID SUDDJIAN

    Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Littleton Walk Led by David Suddjian Hi Everyone, Thank you for joining today’s walk at Deer Creek Canyon Park. Several of you were new to this popular park, and it was fun to give you a bit of an introduction to it. I’ve shared our eBird checklist. If you do not…

  • Saturday, July 13, 2024 Bird Walk at Meyers Gulch Trail with Owen Robertson

    Participants had to brave the heat for this month’s bird walk at Meyers Gulch, but were rewarded with a host of montane birds at this beautiful location on the west side of Flagstaff Mountain in the Walker Ranch area. The trail begins by passing through Ponderosa Pine savannah (open grasslands with scattered trees), then passes…

  • SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2024 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, CHATFIELD STATE PARK WITH DAVID SUDDJIAN

    Saturday, July 6, 2024 Hi Friends, Thanks for joining today’s Front Range Birding Co walk along the South Platte River at Chatfield SP. I’ve shared our checklist with each of you, and here is a link to the checklist.  Our pair of American Redstarts were certainly a highlight, as were the many Yellow Warblers and the songs of…

  • SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2024 HUDSON GARDENS WITH RUTH GABRESKI

    Saturday, June 29, 2024 Bird Walk at Hudson Gardens with Ruth Gabreski This morning was almost perfect weather in Hudson Gardens, low 60’s and all the Bunnies were nibbling on cool grass.  Several geese were flying overhead, along with Double-crested Cormorants. Moving along through crabapple trees, crossing the bridge along the South Platte, we watched Mallards…

  • Saturday, June 8, 2024 Bird Walk to Button Rock Preserve with Jamie Simo

    Button Rock Preserve, located about 7 miles outside of Lyons, Colorado, is a 2,691 acre protected area where Longmont, Colorado, gets the majority of its drinking water. The preserve opened to the public in 1965 and it’s a fantastic place to get up into the mountains and bird. FRBC has never done a bird walk…

  • Saturday, May 11, 2024 Bird Walk to Golden Ponds with Jamie Simo

    I maintain there is no better month in Colorado than May, and Golden Ponds is a fantastic place to enjoy spring unfolding. Like most of the ponds in the state, Golden Ponds is the product of reclamation following gravel mining. The first pond closest to the parking lot is a good one for American White…

  • Saturday, April 13, 2024 Bird Walk to Stearn’s Lake with Jamie Simo

    We couldn’t have had a better day this past Saturday for our trip to Stearn’s Lake! Stearn’s Lake is located within the Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm, which is managed by Boulder County Parks and Open Space. The big draw at Stearn’s Lake is the presence of nesting Bald Eagles and we weren’t…

  • Saturday, March 9, 2024 Bird Walk to Waneka Lake and Greenlee Preserve with Sarah Spotten

    In March, one can almost sense the excitement of Colorado birders in the air: the changing of the guard is near! Soon, after a long winter of anticipation, the spring migrants and summer breeders will be arriving in our favorite patches, and our winter visitors will be heading off to points north. But until then,…

  • Saturday, February 10, 2024 Bird Walk to Milavec Reservoir with Jamie Simo

    Well, it was certainly a cold, snowy morning for a bird walk, but after having to cancel due to dangerous cold last month, I was reluctant to cancel a second month in a row. Happily, the weather meant we had the trail to ourselves and the ducks! One of the best things about Milavec Reservoir…

  • Saturday, January 6, 2024 to S. Platte River with David Suddjian

    The South Platte in Adams County near 88th Avenue was the destination for the Littleton store’s walk on January 6. The river is a winter haven for many hundreds of ducks, its food resources bolstered by the inflow from a water treatment plant located upstream. The nutrient rich – and warmer – waters attract many ducks…

  • Saturday, December 9, 2023 to White Rocks Trail with Jamie Simo

    I wasn’t sure what the weather would be like the morning of the bird walk given the winter storm warning we had the previous day, but Saturday dawned cold, but bright and sunny. It was a perfect winter wonderland day with fresh snow! White Rocks Trail in the winter is a fantastic place to view…

  • Saturday, Dec. 2 Bird Walk to Prospect Park at Wheat Ridge Greenbelt with David Suddjian

    Today we were reminded we were in Colorado in December. Yes, we had some sunshine and pretty blue skies, but also a biting chill wind picked up as we began; our cheeks, fingers, and toes suffered. Wind makes land birding pretty tough, but our waterbirds may still be enjoyed. It was not so windy yet…

  • Saturday, Nov. 18 Bird Walk to Hudson Gardens with the Incomparable Ruth Gabreski!

    We began with a loud call of American Crow, in the stand of pines trees we observed flocks of Bustits, it’s a social songbird & one of the smallest passerines in North America. They were feeding on small insects & Bustits do love spiders one of their favorites. Along the South Platte, we heard many…

  • Saturday, November 11, 2023 Bird Walk to Rabbit Mountain with Jamie Simo

    Ancestral home of the Arapahoe, the Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain is roughly 5,000 acres of grassland and foothills habitat. It boasts some of the most spectacular views of the Front Range and is home to a multitude of species. Our walk on Saturday was rather quiet, but we did see a few good…

  • SATURDAY, OCT. 7 2023 BIRD WALK TO LOUVIERS & DUPONT PARK WITH DAVID SUDDJIAN

    The quiet little town of Louviers sits off the busy corridor of Highway 85 in Douglas County, marked from afar by an impressive stand of tall pines and other trees, on a hillside along the autumn gold cottonwoods of Plum Creek. The town came to be in 1906 as a company town to support the new DuPont…

  • SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 2023 BIRD WALK TO SOUTH PLATTE PARK WITH DAVID SUDDJIAN

    South Platte Park November 4, 2023 Led by David Suddjian The Denver region is a “ducky” place as fall deepens into winter and waterfowl come south to make their home in our rivers and lakes. The South Platte corridor and nearby reservoirs and lakes are a key area for migrant ducks. We can see a great…

  • Saturday October 14, 2023 Bird Walk to Lagerman Reservoir with Jamie Simo

    On a perfect Saturday morning (we even had an eclipse to enjoy!) we set out on a leisurely walk around Lagerman Reservoir to see what birds we could see. Lagerman is usually busy all year, but particularly shines in fall and winter when waterfowl and raptors are the highlights. Right away we spotted a juvenile…

  • September 9, 2023 Bird Walk to Old St. Vrain Road With Jamie Simo

    Old St. Vrain Road in Lyons is a beautiful, scenic place for a leisurely bird walk. Because it’s flat and all paved, it’s perfect for those with mobility challenges, and, as a migrant trap, it can offer up some unexpected avian delights. Our small group met at the Heil Valley Ranch Picture Rock Trail parking…

  • August 12, 2023 Bird Walk to Lagerman Reservoir Open Sky Loop with Jamie Simo

    As it says on the tin, the Lagerman Reservoir Open Sky Loop is almost completely open and without shade so it was a blessing that the morning of our walk was cloudy and relatively cool for August. It’s still a long walk though, and my hat’s off to those doughty birders who stuck it out…

  • July 8, 2023 Bird Walk to Heil Valley Ranch’s Lichen Loop with Jamie Simo

    Unfortunately our guest bird walk leader wasn’t able to lead this month’s bird walk, but that just meant I had the pleasure instead! Heil Valley Ranch is one of the jewels of Boulder County’s open space program with over 100 bird species recorded there. Our group met at the main parking area at 8am to…

  • June 10, 2023 Bird Walk to Meyer’s Gulch with Jamie Simo

    Well, we finally made it to Walker Ranch after last month’s aborted attempt! The Meyer’s Gulch trail is one of the best places for foothills birding in Boulder County. It’s also spectacular in the spring with its wildflowers and butterflies. This past Saturday the weather was warm and sunny, but not too hot. We couldn’t…

  • May 13, 2013 Bird Walk to Chatauqua Park and Gregory Canyon with Jack Strobel

    Thank you to everyone who came to our trip on May 13th at Chautauqua Park! It was not the planned location, as we could not get to the Meyer’s Gulch Trail. Unfortunately, there was an accident on the mountain leading to the trail head and the rangers were asked to close the roads and even…

  • April 8, 2023 Bird Walk to Sawhill Ponds with Patrick Morgan

    The bird walk on Saturday, April 8, at Sawhill Ponds was a great one! The weather was a perfect 60 degrees with minimal wind, which was quite the change from the snowstorm earlier this week. With the ponds thawed out and migration beginning to get underway, 10 birders joined the walk and were excited to…

  • March 11, 2023 Bird Walk to Pella Crossing with Jamie Simo

    After scouting out Pella Crossing the day before on a very chilly and overcast Friday morning, it was a blessing to wake up to such a sunny, beautiful day on Saturday. Unsurprisingly, the majority of activity at Pella was at Webster Pond, which is set aside as an emergent wetland for native fish and is…

  • February 11, 2023 Bird Walk to Waneka Lake and Greenlee Preserve with Jamie Simo

    After a very cold and windy Thursday scouting out Waneka Lake and Greenlee Preserve for February’s bird walk, it was a relief for Saturday’s sun and calm winds. While the lake was mostly frozen, there were a couple circles of open water and we were able to get decent looks at Green-winged Teal and a…

  • January 14, 2023 Bird Walk to Sandstone Ranch with Aron Smolley

    Saturday, January 14th Bird Walk: Sandstone Ranch with Aron Smolley Kicking off 2023 with our first bird walk of the year, we returned to Sandstone Ranch and its variable habitats to boost our year list with some diversity. Although our target bird- the northern shrike- and several of the expected species, such as American tree…

  • December 10, 2022 Bird Walk to Milavec Reservoir with Jamie Simo

    Milavec Reservoir in Frederick, CO has always been a reliable place for good, close views of ducks and geese in the winter. So I was initially disappointed that there weren’t more birds on the water when we climbed the steps from the parking lot. My disappointment didn’t last long, however. I guess the birds were…

  • November 12, 2022 Bird Walk to Lagerman Reservoir with Patrick Morgan

    The Boulder Front Range Birding Company November walk was held at Lagerman Reservoir on November 12 at 8:00 am. The morning was a little frigid, with the temperature in the 20s and a frozen reservoir shoreline. 5 intrepid birders showed up to brave the cold, though we weren’t the only ones. Two other birding groups were…

  • October 8, 2022 Bird Walk to White Rocks Trail with Aron Smolley

    We could not have asked for a more magical day to spend birding for today’s walk along the White Rocks Trail. Our group showed up raring to go and we set off down the trail; black-capped chickadees, American goldfinches, and spotted towhees greeted us as we walked by. The sound of a belted kingfisher reached…

  • September 10th Bird Walk at Sandstone Ranch with Aron Smolley

                    The weather was cold and wet this morning but the upbeat attitudes and great conversation made this walk very pleasant and fun. We started off the day with some American goldfinches feasting on wild sunflowers, and even though they were flitting about we still managed to get everyone some good views of the male…

  • Mt. Falcon Park, September 3, 2022–with Andrea Cahoon

    After a hearty continental breakfast at the Littleton Store, our group of 10 car-pooled to the west entrance of Mt. Falcon Park. It was a beautiful, sunny day, with nice breezes that kept us cool enough to enjoy the late summer walk. The most plentiful bird of the day was the Pygmy Nuthatch. Allaboutbirds.org describes…

  • Hudson Gardens and South Platte River, August 27, 2022– with Andrea Cahoon

    A group of 12 of us started our walk around 8:00 a.m. on a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the mid-70’s. Though August is a bit of a quiet time for birds, we ended up seeing 25 species, with a total of 210 individuals. We had some excellent spotters in our group, and we…

  • Old St. Vrain Road, August 13, 2022–with Jamie Simo

    Old Saint Vrain Road in Lyons, Colorado is a gem for birders owing to the fact that it is what is known as an “ecotone.” An ecotone is a transition zone between one habitat and another and tends to be very biologically active because of that mixing. Old Saint Vrain transitions between riparian, rocky cliffs,…

  • Beaver Ranch, August 6 – with Chuck Aid

    Beaver Ranch is a multi-use, 450-acre park operated and managed by a local non-profit, Beaver Ranch Community, in agreement with Jeffco Open Space.  The Front Range Birding Company has been leading bird walks there now for three years, and when birding seems slow elsewhere it continues to deliver a good variety of birds.  This is despite all…

  • Heil Valley Ranch, July 9, 2022–with Stephen Chang

    Our Saturday walk at Heil Valley Ranch consisted of a good crew of seven. The Cal Wood fire torched the area 2 years ago, killing much of the Ponderosa canopy in the area. Because of this, the vegetation that is coming back is quite weedy, consisting mostly of common mullein and musk thistle. This has…

  • Chatfield State Park, July 2, 2022 – with Chuck Aid

    The area we visited Saturday morning near the Denver Audubon Nature Center is a popular birding destination; so much so that it is here that Denver Audubon regularly offers their Bird the Wetlands programs and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies has its annual spring migration banding station (mid-April through May).  As with much of Chatfield…

  • Walker Ranch, July 11, 2022–with Sarah Spotten

    A hot, sunny morning awaited us at Walker Ranch for our June 11, 2022 second Saturday bird outing with Front Range Birding Company Boulder. Walker Ranch is a Boulder County Open Space property located in the foothills at about 7,300’ elevation. The Meyers Homestead Trail follows Meyers Gulch, a drainage that feeds into South Boulder…

  • Sawhill Ponds, June 7, 2022–with Patrick Morgan

    The bird walk on June 7 was at Sawhill Ponds, a City of Boulder property. The former gravel mines turned wetland ponds offer great year-round birding opportunities. The summer breeding season brings many migrants to the area looking for good nesting spots and plenty of insect prey. With the sun rising earlier this time of…

  • Waterton Canyon, June 4, 2022 with Andrea Cahoon

    Waterton Canyon, located south of Littleton near Roxborough Park, is a popular hiking trail that follows a gentle grade up the canyon. The road was originally the bed of the Colorado, South Park and Pacific Railroad, built in 1877 from Denver, through Waterton Canyon to Leadville. The tracks were removed during WWII for scrap metal.…

  • Pella Crossing Open Space, May 14, 2022 – Sarah Spotten

    Pella Crossing Open Space encompasses a collection of former gravel-mine ponds to both the east and west of N 75th Street in Hygiene, Colorado. The portion of the open space west of N 75th Street also includes a short stretch of Saint Vrain Creek on its way to Longmont. The water features and riparian habitat…

  • Golden Ponds, April 9, 2022–with Jamie Simo

    Golden Ponds in Longmont, Colorado is an amazing place in the spring and the weather on Saturday April 9th was perfect for a bird walk. From the fishing pier at the pond closest to the parking lot, we were treated to great views of American White Pelican and Double-crested Cormorant (so-named for the 2 feather…

  • Sandstone Ranch, February 12th–with Aron Smolley

    Heavy snowfall on Friday evening made for an interesting bird walk on Saturday morning at Sandstone Ranch. The weather was sunny, clear and still, although very chilly, and the birds were active and busy. Starting down the hill from the parking lot, we were graced with the spectacle of hundreds if not thousands of Canada…

  • Milavec Reservoir, January 8th–with Jamie Simo

    Milavec Reservoir in Frederick, Colorado is always a good place to see ducks and geese in the winter. I like to go at least once every year to see what I can see. This past Saturday was cold and windy and because of that a lot of the reservoir was frozen, but just enough remained…

  • White Rocks Trail, December 11th–with Patrick Morgan

    The cold front that moved in on Thursday did not disappoint, as the morning of the 11th of December proved to be a frigid one. The thermometer was at 28° at 8:00 a.m. and a cold breeze was blowing from the west. 8 birders arrived at Teller Farm bright and early, ready to meet the…

  • Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve, November 13th–with Jamie Simo

    It was a gusty morning this past Saturday at Waneka Lake and Greenlee Preserve, but thankfully that didn’t keep us from seeing some great birds, including some small songbirds that tend to hunker down deep in the brush on windy days. We were immediately greeted in the parking lot by a flock of European Starlings.…

  • Hudson Gardens Bird Walk With Front Range Birding’s Patti Galli – October 29, 2021

    What a beautiful Colorado fall day! There are not many places like this in the US,  if I do say so myself, especially this time a year.  The trees were still gorgeous and the  temperature perfect. Maybe there were not a lot of birds today, but the walk was still very enjoyable for all. The…

  • South Platte Park, Nov 6, 2021 – with Chuck Aid

      These mild fall days make it a joy to be out strolling around looking for birds.  I know we need some moisture, but on Saturday I was happy to be out in the sunshine.  The arrival of those duck species that overwinter here has started to increase, and we lucked into eleven species, including…

  • Rabbit Mountain, September 11th–with Sarah Spotten

    The morning of September 11, 2021 at the Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain began bright and hot for our intrepid group of six birders (myself included) – and got brighter and hotter as it drew on. With each hour of our trip, the sky grew welcomely bluer, as the wildfire smoke that had been…

  • Lair O’ the Bear, Aug 7 – with Chuck Aid

    The paucity of birds this summer in the foothill and montane habitats continues, and with this past Saturday being perhaps the worst air quality day of the summer, the number of birds seemed to have declined even more.  Our group recorded only slightly more than seventy individual birds.  The list of those birds that seem…

  • Beaver Ranch, July 10, 2021 – with Chuck Aid

    Beaver Ranch delivers yet again!

  • Walker Ranch Meyer’s Gulch, July 10th–with Jamie Simo

    Walker Ranch is a fantastic place to go in summer for birds, butterflies, and blossoms. On Saturday, July 10th, 10 of us met up at the Meyer’s Gulch (also called Meyer’s Homestead) trailhead. Right off the bat we were greeted by a trio of mule deer bucks. A “bachelor herd” such as this one is…

  • Lagerman Agricultural Preserve Open Sky Loop, June 12–with Aron Smolley

    Grasslands are an iconic habitat of Colorado, although often overlooked since they lie in the shadow of the epic landscapes of Rocky Mountain National Park. However, grasslands and prairies account for a good percentage of Colorado natural areas. Sadly, in today’s day and age these crucial wildlife habitats are fragmented by roads and development, grazed…

  • Beaver Ranch, June 5, 2021 – with Chuck Aid

    As Saturday’s participants will attest Beaver Ranch, which is operated and managed by a local non-profit in agreement with Jeffco Open Space, is an “interesting” place.  It provides cabin rentals, camping sites, a disc golf course, and multiple ziplines, and occasionally weddings are held there.  So, on a summer Saturday morning it’s pretty much guaranteed…

  • Lagerman Reservoir, May 8

    Until 2020, I only thought of Lagerman Reservoir in Boulder County as a good place to stop for a bathroom break when driving the Boulder County Raptor Loop for winter raptors. Boy, was I wrong! Last year, Lagerman was featured in multiple rare bird alerts during spring and fall migration sparking my curiosity (and that…

  • Chatfield Banding Station, May 1, 2021 – with Chuck Aid

    As our group approached the Chatfield banding station it was not without some apprehensiveness.  The previous day Meredith McBurney, who runs the banding station along with her banding assistants, had recorded only three birds in a five-hour period.  Were we going to strikeout and not have any birds in the hand?  We could see that…

  • Sombrero Marsh, April 10th–with Morgan Sherwood

    It was a beautiful morning of birdwatching and banding at Sombrero Marsh, in partnership with Thorne Nature Experience. We began by taking a short walk down to the bird blind that overlooks the marsh. In addition to the large flocks of Canada Geese, there were quite a few Green-Winged Teal, as well as Mallards and…

  • Stearn’s Lake, April 2, 2021–with Sheridan Samano

    Early morning has the reputation for being the best time to go birding. It’s definitely a sweet spot for peak bird activity, but as the days get longer, you might find it convenient to bird later in the day. On April 2, we met at Stearns Lake at 5:30 pm. Even before leaving the parking…

  • Harriman Lake, April 3, 2021 – with Chuck Aid

    It’s about a two-mile hike around Harriman Lake on a nice wide path.  The size of the lake is small enough that it’s possible to scan it with binoculars and be able to pick out most of the waterfowl, thus, for the most part, negating the need for a spotting scope.  Of course, a scope…

  • Hudson Gardens Bird Walk March 27, 2021

    Hudson Gardens Field Trip – Mar 27, 2021 8:00 starting time Led by Patti Galli Wow, what a great start this morning! The weather was beautiful – sunny skies with the early temperature hovering around 35 degrees and it just kept getting nicer as the morning went along. Spring is almost here, and with it…

  • Hudson Gardens Feb 27, 2021

    Leader Patti Galli, nine participants. Sunny, clear and 24 degrees at 8:00 starting time. It turned out to be another beautiful Colorado morning.  The temperature was indeed wonderful and we spotted a total of 23 species.We saw several common visitors in and around the area. Most of our group really considered themselves asbeginners, but they…

  • Hudson Gardens Bird Walk January 30, 2021

    Hudson Gardens Field Trip – Jan 30, 2021 , 8:00am start time Led by Patti Galli   Our Saturday morning at Hudson Gardens was sunny and beautiful. As sometimes typical for January birding in Colorado, it was also a quiet start. The birds must still have been sleeping!  That was ok though, we enjoyed slowly walking…

  • Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, March 6 – with Chuck Aid

    What a great morning, and great crew of folks!  Wow!  We saw so many cool birds today it’s hard to know where to start.  However, we’ll begin with the waterfowl.  Based on what we saw on Saturday it appears that some of our ducks (and Cackling Geese) may have already begun moving north out of…

  • Walden Ponds, February 27th–Sheridan Samano

    Walden Ponds, Sawhill Ponds and Boulder Creek – February 27, 2021 – with Sheridan Samano Last Saturday morning, there was enough interest for two different bird walks at the Walden Ponds/ Sawhill Ponds Complex in Boulder. Both groups met at Cottonwood Marsh, but with different start times and routes. The avian highlights varied substantially between…

  • Sandstone Ranch, February 13–with Aron Smolley

      It was an honor and a pleasure to lead my first bird walk for Front Range Birding Company this morning. Although the temperatures never quite got above 4 degrees Farenheit, our small group had a fantastic time braving the elements in search of birds at Sandstone Ranch. A lone American tree sparrow greeted us…

  • South Platte Park, Feb 6, 2021 – with Chuck Aid

    We visited two main areas this morning, South Platte Reservoir and the smaller ponds just to the east of the reservoir along the South Platte River.  The reservoir had very little action, but we did get to have excellent views of a pair of Long-tailed Ducks.  These guys were historically known as Oldsquaws, evidently because…

  • South Platte Park, January 9 – with Chuck Aid

    What a great morning!  A bit on the chilly side, but we saw some cool birds. We started with one of the classic bird identification conundrums.  Was our group of five scaup Lesser or Greater Scaup?  These two members of the Aythya genus are very similar in appearance and can cause no end of headaches.  There are…

  • South Platte Park, Dec 5, 2020 – with Chuck Aid

    Saturday at South Platte Park was a memorable one.  We had great weather, a great group, and OUTSTANDING birds!  We began at Blackrock Lake where we spent time working on the finer points of Greater Scaup identification.  These diving ducks belong to the Aythyagenus along with Canvasback, Redhead, Tufted Duck, Ringed-neck Duck, and Lesser Scaup. …

  • Hudson Gardens, Nov 21, 2020 – with Chuck Aid

    While I’ve been telling you guys that the number of duck species will increase dramatically as we get into winter, we only had four species on this morning’s walk.  While some male ducks, e.g. Northern Shoveler, are still emerging from their eclipse plumage, the four species we saw looked all spruced up and ready for…

  • Harriman Lake, Nov 7, 2020 – with Chuck Aid

    The size of Harriman Lake continues to be as small as any of us on Saturday have ever seen it.  Evidently, the last time it was this low was back around 2011-2012 when Denver Water drained the entire lake to do maintenance on the dam.  We did notice on Saturday that water was being brought…

  • Hudson Gardens, Oct 31, 2020 – with Chuck Aid

    I hope that I’m not offending anyone if I use the phrase “Indian Summer.”  It’s always been one of my favorite times of year, and I use the expression with great respect and fondness (anyone know the Poco song Indian Summer?).  Saturday was definitely an Indian Summer morning starting quite chilly but then eventually warming…

  • Barr Lake Banding Station, Oct 3 – with Chuck Aid

    Visiting the Barr Lake banding station operated by the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is always a special treat.  This fall they’ve been limiting group size to just six people, but we managed to book two back-to-back hour-long sessions, so we were able to get two groups of six out there, and it was well…

  • Hudson Gardens, Sept 26 – with Chuck Aid

    As many of you know, male ducks have been going through their period of eclipse plumage for the last couple of months and they are finally starting to emerge from that flightless, cryptically-colored phase, and starting to look like their showy selves again. Also, we’re on the cusp of that period when many species of…

  • Chatfield State Park, Sept 5 – with Chuck Aid

    We had a warm morning along the South Platte in the vicinity of the Audubon Nature Center, and bird activity was a bit slow.  However, if one just shows up there will always be cool things to observe.  For starters there has been an apparent influx of Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jays into Chatfield State Park, which from…

  • Hudson Gardens, Aug 29 – with Chuck Aid

    We have come to recognize that during the summer, when it comes to ducks in the Denver area, the story is pretty much Mallards and more Mallards, and we count ourselves lucky when we stumble across something else.  And, then during the latter part of the summer,  male ducks go through about a 1-2 month…

  • Beaver Ranch, August 1- with Chuck Aid

    We led our first Front Range Birding Company bird walk to Beaver Ranch just a year ago at this same time. Somehow it seems much longer ago given the strangeness of the intervening twelve months.  The ranch is located just off US 285 a bit southwest of Conifer and is operated and managed by a local…

  • Hudson Gardens, July 25 – with Chuck Aid

    We had a beautiful morning at Hudson Gardens, and managed to see a variety of fun stuff.  For starters we had two groups of juvenile Wood Ducks for a total of six females and one male.  The juvenile male can be distinguished from the females by his bright white “bridle,” a feature that persists on…

  • Meyer Ranch, July 11- with Chuck Aid

    One of the best things about the Meyer Ranch area is that it sits at the headwaters of South Turkey Creek where there is a vast sub-irrigated meadow that gradually forms a small stream bordered by willows and alders.  There are parts of this area that actually form wetlands where there are cattails. This combo of…

  • Hudson Gardens, June 27 – with Chuck Aid

    This was the first bird walk I’ve led since back in early March.  There were nine of us counting me, and we all adhered to strict corvid guidelines: masks, distancing, no shared spotting scope, etc.  I thought it went well, and I felt fortunate to have had a good cooperative group. So, first of all,…

  • Walden/Sawhill Ponds Complex, March 14th – with Stephen Chang

    The Saturday of March 14th, I led a group of 7 on a chilly morning to Walden Ponds wildlife habitat for our monthly birdwalk. We won’t be having another walk until, at the earliest, May 9th (maybe later), but we made the most of our last walk by observing 31 different species! Highlights included at…

  • Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, March 7 – with Chuck Aid

    Weather-wise we had a beautiful day at the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt.  Interestingly enough, it did not translate into a slew of birds.  We had a reasonable number of species – thirty, but the overall number of individual birds was not great.  And, I had a comparable birding day on Friday. It seems that with this good…

  • Hudson Gardens, Feb 29 – with Chuck Aid

    The weather forecast for Saturday said it should get up to about 62 degrees.  It may have eventually gotten that warm, but it was far from it at 8 AM. Fortunately, we had a fair amount of bird activity to help keep us warm.  We began by checking out the pond immediately behind the Welcome Center,…

  • South Platte Park, Feb 1 – with Chuck Aid

    Another fun-filled bird walk with mild winter weather! Yahoo!  We started at the pond immediately north of the Front Range Birding Company along Remmington Ave.  Here, we got good close looks at a slew of Cackling Geese, a variety of ducks, and two individuals that I want to spend a bit more time on.  First, we…

  • Hudson Gardens, January 25 – with Chuck Aid

    A chilly morning gradually changed over to a delightfully mild late morning, and we had a great walk going upstream from Hudson Gardens, even included a brief detour up Lee Gulch where an American Dipper had been recently reported.  We whiffed on the Dipper, but did get great views of a number of other birds.…

  • Milavec Reservoir, Jan 11, 2020–with Jamie Simo

    Milavec Reservoir in Frederick, CO is one of the best places along the Front Range to see all the possible (read: non-rare) interior goose species. Sometimes, like last year, it even plays host to some rarities like the Colorado-record Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose. As hoped for, while we didn’t see any Colorado-record geese on…

  • Harriman Lake, Jan 4 – with Chuck Aid

    Nice mild weather prevailed on Saturday as we enjoyed a 1.6-mile stroll around Harriman Lake.  It was more than half frozen over, but that was perfect as it concentrated all the ducks a bit more and provided a nice shelf of ice for a local immature Bald Eagle.  In order to talk a bit more…

  • South Platte Park, Dec 7 – with Chuck Aid

    On Saturday we visited two main destinations.  We started at South Platte Reservoir, famous in the local birding community for having a county line bisect it thus providing a potential opportunity to see whatever waterfowl are present in both Jefferson and Arapahoe Counties – that is if said waterfowl cooperate and swim from one side…

  • Boulder Reservoir, November 9, 2019–with Aidan Coohill

    We started our walk at Boulder Reservoir with excellent sunny weather and low wind, allowing us to see the birds on the lake quite easily without many waves. Boulder Reservoir is the largest reservoir in the county in terms of both size and volume creating an excellent environment for birds but also for recreational boating,…

  • Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Nov 2, 2019 – with Chuck Aid

    Okay, here’s the good news! Breeding season has started! Wahoo!  The probable evidence for this was seen on Saturday as we viewed a cozy pair of Great Horned Owls exhibiting some fondness for one another’s company.  Great Horned Owls can maintain their pair-bond year-round, but these two were perched so close to one another that it felt…

  • Hudson Gardens, Oct 26, 2019 – with Chuck Aid

    Well, I think we can safely say that the eclipse plumage time of the year (when males briefly have a female-type cryptic plumage) is over and that everybody is pretty much set with their fancied-up breeding plumage for next spring.  Also, our winter ducks are starting to really roll in (fly in) now. So, who did…

  • Barr Lake, Oct 5, 2019 – with Chuck Aid

    It was a glorious morning at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ banding station at Barr Lake this past Saturday!  The Conservancy has been banding fall migratory birds here for over thirty years, and each year adds additional knowledge to what we know about these birds that pass through Colorado. We hustled out there, so…

  • Hudson Gardens, Sept 28, 2019 – with Chuck Aid

    We had an incredibly entertaining start to our walk on Saturday.  This year mama Wood Duck had about eight fledglings back in July.  Last month we were thrilled to see that six of them were still around, and we were able to tell that they were all males.  We could see the characteristic bright white…

  • Lagerman Agricultural Preserve, September 14, 2019–with Jamie Simo

    September is a great month to look for migrants and this past Saturday at Lagerman Agricultural Preserve didn’t disappoint on that count. We also welcomed our newest employee, Stephen Chang, to the FRBC team on this bird walk. Welcome, Stephen! Unlike spring migration where birds are in a rush to find nesting territories, fall migration…

  • Harriman Lake, Sep 7, 2019 – with Chuck Aid

    Harriman Lake always seems to have something to offer!  Saturday the focus was on migrant birds.  To talk about our first bird we need to start by learning a bit about four species of little sparrows that belong to the genus Spizella.  We have about thirty species of sparrows (AKA Little Brown Jobs) that can…

  • Hudson Gardens, Aug 31, 2019 – with Chuck Aid

    Saturday was the day of the Black-capped Chickadees.  As we left the welcome center we immediately were surrounded by a little group consistently calling to one another.  Now that breeding season is pretty much over with just a few ragtag juvenile birds still harassing their parents for a hand-out (or beak-out), the time for singing…

  • Betasso Preserve, August 10, 2019

    We started our walk at Betasso Preserve under cloudy skies, which fortunately kept things a little cooler for our 3 mile trek along the Canyon Loop than they otherwise could’ve been this time of year. Betasso Preserve is ideal for hiking and birding on Wednesdays and Saturdays when the trail is closed to mountain bikers.…

  • Beaver Ranch, Aug 3, 2019 – with Chuck Aid

    Beaver Ranch is a new location for our Front Range Birding Company bird walks.  It is located just off US 285 a bit southwest of Conifer (about 25 minutes from the store) and is operated and managed by a local non-profit in agreement with Jeffco Open Space.  It provides cabin rentals, camping sites, a disc…

  • Hudson Gardens, July 27, 2019 – with Chuck Aid

    So one of the first things to happen Saturday morning was that a Great Blue Heron flew in and landed in the branches of a cottonwood tree right beside us just as we were being surrounded by a family of loquacious Black-capped Chickadees.  And, then, we got to our first pond and got to see…

  • Meyer’s Gulch Bird Walk 7/13

    We couldn’t have asked for a much better trip to Meyer’s Gulch at Walker Ranch. The Meyer’s Gulch Trail took us through some of the best preserved examples of the native ecosystems where the Rocky Mountains and foothills meet in Boulder County. Of course, aside from the amazing views and wildflowers we saw an awesome…

  • Meyer Ranch, July 6 – with Chuck Aid

    Meyer Ranch provides a wonderful array of habitats – montane meadow, montane shrubland, mid-elevation willow carr, mixed aspen-conifer forest, pure aspen forest, ponderosa pine forest, Douglas-fir forest, lodgepole pine forest, wetlands, stream, cliffs, bridges, culverts, power poles, etc…. WHEW!  In turn, this wide array of habitats results in a wide array of birds, particularly during…

  • Hudson Gardens, June 29 – with Chuck Aid

    What a great group of enthusiastic birders we had on Saturday morning, and there was a lot to be enthusiastic about!  For starters, as in prior years at Hudson Gardens, we once again had a mom Wood Duck with her flotilla of seven ducklings cruising around with her.  The only role the male seems to…

  • Heil Valley Ranch, June 8, 2019

    We couldn’t have asked for better weather for our trip to Heil Valley Ranch. Heil Valley Ranch is one of the jewels of the Boulder County Open Space program with over 6,000 acres of prime wildlife habitat, amazing vistas, and gorgeous wildflowers, all of which we were able to enjoy on a warm Saturday morning…

  • Waterton Canyon, June 1, 2019

    We had such a great response to our first FRBC bird walk to Waterton Canyon that we had enough people to host 2 walks and we still had a waiting list! Although the day started off pretty windy, it thankfully calmed down as we walked. Windy days can be some of the worst days to…

  • Hudson Gardens, May 25, 2019

    When your walk starts with great looks at Cedar Waxwings, you know it’s going to be a great day!  We saw a 3 of these gorgeous birds hopping around low in a tree, then visiting the small stream behind the Visitor’s Center. This spring, we have seen and heard many reports of Western Tanagers so…

  • Bobolink Trail – May 11, 2019

    FRBC Boulder’s May 11 bird walk started on a clear to partly cloudy and a balmy 50-degree morning in Boulder, Colorado for our group of twelve birders on Bobolink Trail. Bobolink Trail is a flat, walkable trail that runs north to south along a section of South Boulder Creek between Baseline Rd and South Boulder…

  • Roxborough State Park, May 4 – with Chuck Aid

    A spring morning at Roxborough is pretty hard to beat. The wild plums were all in bloom and subtly perfuming the air.  Many of the early flowers were out: Sand Lily, Mertensia (Bluebells), Larkspur, Golden Banner, Spring Beauty, Oregon Grape, etc.  And, there were the usual resident birds mixing with the newly arrived migrants.    …

  • Hudson Gardens, April 27, 2019

    Saturday, April 27 was an absolutely delightful day of birding.  The weather was slightly chilly and a little cloudy, but neither the birds nor the people seemed to mind at all.  Our group included a child celebrating a 13thbirthday, and we were all happy to be a part of the celebration. April is an exciting…

  • Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, Apr 6 – with Chuck Aid

    How delightful to finally be getting a few Spring-like days! We had such an enjoyable stroll through the DBG at Chatfield on Saturday morning. Lots of singing going on, and a profusion of green leaves emerging everywhere. So, part of what we did not see was a big variety, or large numbers, of waterfowl. Many…

  • Hudson Gardens, March 30 – with Chuck Aid

    Given the icy roads and the snow we received Friday night this outing almost got cancelled, but we pulled it off, and had four intrepid souls show up that elected to embrace the day regardless of the conditions.  AND the morning turned out to be a beautiful one in which we got to see a…

  • Waneka Lake and Greenlee Preserve, March 9–with Jamie Simo and Special Guest Ted Floyd

    It was a beautiful, but blustery, morning when we set out for Wanaka Lake Park and Greenlee Preserve where we were joined by Lafayette resident and expert birder, Ted Floyd. The wind ended up being fortuitous because it broke up the thin skin of ice on Wanaka Lake. That meant we got to enjoy ducks…

  • 112th Ave & Barr Lake State Park, Mar 2 – with Chuck Aid

    The goal for the day was winter raptors, and the area between Barr Lake and DIA is one of the best I know of that is relatively close to the Denver metro area.  So, how do we know where we might find raptors?  Well, a key place to start is by looking at where they…

  • Pre-Boulder store Grand Opening Bird walk to Walden/Sawhill Complex w/ Ted Floyd – Feb 16th

    Thirty some folks gathered on a gloomy Saturday morning at the Front Range Birding Company’s new store in Boulder. Despite overcast skies and a bit of snow, spirits were high—for today was the grand opening celebration! After a free “birder’s breakfast” at the store, we carpooled to nearby Cottonwood Marsh. We were actually greeted at…

  • Teller Farms, Feb 9 -with Jamie Simo

    Eight birders braved the arctic temps to enjoy Teller Farms this gorgeous, February morning. Teller Farms is a working farm with a trail winding through grassland, past several ponds and under an occasional stand of trees. While the cold meant there was no open water for ducks, limiting the number of species seen, we were…

  • South Platte Park (C-470 area), Feb 2 – with Chuck Aid

    Fourteen of us began the morning by scoping and binocularing (why not, in an era when we are “verbizing” so many of our nouns?) South Platte Reservoir.  This large reservoir was completed in 2007, having been converted from an old gravel mine.  While its surroundings are rather sterile and vegetation almost non-existent, it continues to be a…

  • Hudson Gardens, Jan 26 – with Chuck Aid

    We had a raucous start as music blared across the parking lots at Hudson Gardens in anticipation of the Frosty’s Frozen 5 and 10 mile races.  Fortunately, we were ahead of the nine o’clock start time, and got out along the South Platte trail before the runners came by, and then safely sequestered ourselves well away…

  • South Platte Park, January 5 – Jennifer O’Keefe

    One way I remember what birds are common in different times of the year is related to weather.  For instance, I associate seeing some types of birds with not being able to feel my fingers.  Many of the birds we saw on Saturday are ones I would expect to see while shivering, but the recent…

  • Peschel Open Space, Dec 8 -with Jamie Simo

    It was a cold, but clear morning when 9 intrepid birders set out for Peschel Open Space. Peschel is a hidden gem in the Weld County portion of Longmont near Sandstone Ranch. While the St. Vrain Greenway trail was heavily damaged by the devastating 2013 flood and parts of it only reopened earlier this year,…

  • South Platte Park, Dec 1 – with Chuck Aid

    Eight of us had a productive morning birding on a gloriously nice fall day.  The waterbirds were great, with two species of geese, fourteen species of ducks, plus a couple of Pied-billed Grebes, and some American Coots. Of special note here was a single Snow Goose amidst a long, long line of Canada Geese passing overhead. …

  • Hudson Gardens, Nov 17 – with Chuck Aid

    Saturday, what with cold, drizzling rain and gusting winds, was not necessarily a good day for fair-weather birders, and about half the folks registered for our bird walk were no-shows. Those who did show up, all women by the way, were totally psyched to be there, well prepared for the weather, and had a great time.…

  • Harriman Lake Park, November 3 – with Chuck Aid

    This morning’s walk was a bit abbreviated as cold rain mixed with a bit of sleet sent us scurrying back to the cars posthaste.  Prior to that though we were able to enjoy a productive couple of hours working on our duck identifications.  We did not work on geese or grebe IDs because we saw…

  • Hudson Gardens, Oct 27 – with Chuck Aid

    It was another great morning at Hudson Gardens.  We spent a fair amount of time working on the finer details of identifying five duck species. On Gadwalls the male has the big black rump and has silver tertials (the flight feathers closest to the body), and the female though relatively drab has white secondaries that when…

  • Hudson Gardens, September 29 – with Chuck Aid

    Throughout the summer when looking at ducks, most of what we see in the Denver area are Mallards with occasionally a few of the three teal species, and perhaps a Wood Duck, Northern Pintail, Redhead, or Common Merganser.  It’s possible to see some other species, but they are pretty uncommon.  Then, as we progress through…

  • Barr Lake State Park and Banding Station October 6th 2018 with David Chernack

         The greatest lesson of fall birding is to expect the unexpected. Yesterday’s visit to Barr Lake State Park and its banding station run by the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is a prime example. While the weather at a glance looked like it would be poor for birding, a cold front sweeping in…

  • Chatfield SP–Audubon Center: Sept 1 with Chuck Aid

    Fourteen of us had a rather slow morning at Chatfield.  There were periods of almost total silence with regard to the avian community. However, we persisted, and managed to get a reasonable number of species even though the total number of individuals was quite low. So, what did we not see?  We whiffed on Canada Geese,…

  • Hudson Gardens: Aug 25, with Chuck Aid

    Saturday was a wonderfully mild morning for August, and six of us had a great time strolling through the peaceful environs of Hudson Gardens and along the South Platte.  The male Mallards were all clearly still in eclipse plumage – that time of year when male plumage is very like female – and the only…

  • Wildflowers and Birds atop Guanella Pass – Aug 4, 2018 w/ Chip Clouse & Kimberly Beck

    Our group of 13 intrepid high-elevation birders and wildflower enthusiasts enjoyed the FRBC Birder’s Breakfast (featuring Birds ‘n’ Beans Organic, Shade-Grown, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center-certified “Bird-Friendly” coffee – always for sale at FRBC!) before car-pooling up to join Kimberly Beck, our wildflower expert, atop Guanella Pass.  Guanella Pass is certainly popular with hikers on summer…

  • Hudson Gardens July 28th with David Chernack

    Late July is an interesting time to go birding in Colorado. Many birds are finished breeding, so songs are few and far between; some have even begun to stage for migration, fattening up before an arduous trip south for the winter. However, the upshot to these phenomena is that baby birds being reared by mom…

  • Meyer Ranch, July 7, with Chuck Aid

    So, I start with a bit of a disclaimer.  On Friday, July 6, my wife and I picked up our new eight-week-old Golden Retriever puppy.  As a consequence, Saturday was possibly not my sharpest day in the field.  Fortunately, we were accompanied by Master Birder, Wendy Wibbens who was able to straighten out my numerous…

  • Hudson Gardens, June 30, with Chuck Aid

    Well, it was another beautiful morning at Hudson Gardens!  What a great place to stroll around and look at birds!  Starting with the waterfowl, we had many Mallards – females with their attendant youngsters, and males in various stages of acquiring eclipse plumage. I know that all of you who have come on our Front Range…

  • Mount Falcon: June 2, with Chuck Aid

    It was a beautiful early summer morning up on top of Mount Falcon this past Saturday, June 2.  Eleven of us enjoyed a delightful stroll through the ponderosa woodlands, montane grassland, montane shrubland, and Douglas-fir forest. The mix of habitats on top of Mount Falcon is a wonderful mosaic, and consequently provides homes for a delightful…

  • Harriman Lake: May 12, with Chuck Aid

    Saturday, May 12, as part of the Front Range Birding Company’s Annual Expo, we offered four different bird walks. Six of us went to Harriman Lake (Kipling & Quincy), and managed to tally 51 species.  As the early morning was humid and cool with a low cloud cover, one of the first things to greet…

  • Chatfield Bird-Banding: May 6, with Chuck Aid and Meredith McBurney

    Twelve of us enjoyed a delightful morning – first checking out the birds at the feeders at the Denver Audubon Nature Center, and then visiting with Meredith McBurney as she banded a few birds at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ banding station. The Conservancy has been banding birds at Chatfield in the spring and…

  • Hudson Gardens: March 31, 2018 with Jennifer O’Keefe & Chip Clouse

    Our merry group of 27 birders ventured into Hudson Gardens and along the South Platter River on a brisk, beautiful day with plenty of sun. We spotted 25 species of birds during our 3-hour walk covering just under 2 miles. We began by walking clockwise through Hudson Gardens, looking and listening for birds in the…

  • Harriman Lake, April 7, with Chuck Aid and David Chernack

    To begin with, the weather was far milder than anticipated, the sun broke through the scattered clouds, and we ended up tallying 42 species of birds.  So, it was certainly a fantastic morning for the ten of us that showed up to greet the day and the birds. Harriman Lake continues to be a very…

  • Hudson Gardens, February 24, with Chuck Aid and David Chernack

    The Snowman Stampede is a 5K, 10K, and half marathon race held every February in Littleton, and this year it was held on the day of our bird walk at Hudson Gardens. Fortunately, we were mostly able to do the necessary dodging when required, and were not significantly impacted by the hundreds of runners. Here…

  • Hudson Gardens Bird Walk, January 27th, with David Chernack and Jennifer O’Keefe

    Beautiful blue skies made for excellent birding this past Saturday morning along the South Platte River at Hudson Gardens. A wide range of birds were seen, from a tiny Ruby-crowned Kinglet to an enormous juvenile Bald Eagle and everything in between! Our walk largely consisted of hugging the South Platte, keenly eyeing the only non-frozen…

  • South Platte River and Reservoir, Jan. 6th, with Tom Bush and David Chernack

    Despite some biting wind and cold on Saturday morning, fourteen brave birders embarked out to South Platte Reservoir to look for waterfowl and other winter birds on our first monthly bird walk of 2018. We racked up a grand total of 35 species in just under three hours in the field, including two rare birds…

  • Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, Dec 2, with Chuck Aid and David Chernack

    The weather was surprisingly mild for early December, and though we started out with our coats on it was not long before several of us were down to shirtsleeves.  November can be a good time to start seeing a wide variety of wintering geese and ducks, and while we had good luck getting three species…

  • Hudson Gardens Bird Walk, November 18 with Tom Bush and David Chernack

    It was a chilly one out on Saturday morning, but the birds were out and a pleasant time was had birding at Hudson Gardens! We observed a respectable total of 24 species (see the full list below or on eBird here), including some great wintering waterfowl and a wonderful winter surprise: a Northern Shrike.  Eight…

  • Harriman Lake, November 4, with Chuck Aid

    Harriman Lake once again delivered, as we spent a beautiful fall morning tallying 34 species (see list below). Everyone enjoyed great looks at eleven species of ducks, all of whom, except for the Shovelers are really showing their glorious breeding plumage. We saw three species of ducks from the genus Aythya, Redhead, Ringed-necked Duck, and…

  • Hudson Gardens, October 28, with Chuck Aid

    Saturday gave nine of us another beautiful morning at Hudson Gardens. We started out with a nice deluge of landbirds, including a Downy Woodpecker, several Black-capped Chickadees, a couple of very cooperative Red-breasted Nuthatches, and a nice little flock of Bushtits. A real highlight was getting to see three juvenile Black-crowned Night-Herons. However, our main…

  • Chatfield State Park, September 2, with Chuck Aid

    Saturday mornings at Chatfield during the summer are a bit of a mixed bag. The number of ways in which people find to entertain themselves there are astounding, and the atmosphere can be quite circus like. Almost everywhere you look on land and water you see more people, and often birds are being flushed and…

  • Hudson Gardens, August 26, with Chuck Aid

    It was a slow morning at Hudson Gardens this past Saturday. Thirteen of us, while moving from one patch of shade to the next, managed to tally only 24 species. We struck out on a few species that can generally be counted on such as Cooper’s Hawk, Cliff Swallow, and Yellow Warbler, so we had…

  • Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, August 5, with Chuck Aid

    Thirteen of us had a great Saturday morning at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, recording 33 species (see list below). The finches were well represented and we had great looks at both American and Lesser Goldfinches. American Goldfinches are about thirty percent bigger than Lesser Goldfinches, being about half-an-inch longer and more stocky, and…

  • Silver Dollar Lake Trail, July 29, with Chuck Aid

    Twelve of us braved periodic rain, trail-side hail from the prior afternoon, slippery roots, and muddy creek crossings as we wended our way up the Silver Dollar Lake trail Saturday morning. Bird activity was fairly minimal, and we came away having tallied only fourteen species (see list below). Those that we got the best looks…

  • Meyer Ranch, July 1, with Chuck Aid

    Not a huge number of species this past Saturday morning, only 27 (see list below). It warmed up quickly which may have been a factor. We got to see a Red-wing chasing a Red-tail, attempting to move it on out of the area. In the same part of the color spectrum, a few of us…

  • Hudson Gardens, June 24, with Chuck Aid

    We had an enthusiastic group of 16 birders this past Saturday morning at Hudson Gardens, and we tallied 35 species of birds. While the female Wood Duck we saw was not quite as colorfully attired as a male would have been, I always enjoy seeing any Wood Duck and know that good views of males…

  • Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, June 3, with Chuck Aid

    It was a beautiful morning at the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield! The birding never slowed down and seventeen of us came away with 45 species (see list below). Highlights included numerous Great Blue Herons – somewhere between 2 and 12 of them. It seemed like every time we scanned the sky here came another Great…

  • Hudson Gardens, May 27, with Chuck Aid

    Dear Front Range Birders: Eight of us explored the Hudson Gardens environs until the ominous black clouds coming from the west were joined by a gusting breeze beginning to carry raindrops which hastened our return to the visitor center. So, we quit a bit prematurely but managed, before doing so, to have seen and/or heard…

  • Chatfield State Park, May 13, with Chuck Aid

    We had glorious weather for the Front Range Birding Company open house, and ten of us started off the day by going birding at Chatfield before joining the festivities at the store. Three species dominated the morning: House Wren, Yellow Warbler, and Yellow-breasted Chat. They seemed to be everywhere. A few other highlights were the…

  • Majestic View Park, May 6, with Chuck Aid

    Twenty-one of us (fifteen adults and 6 kiddos) had a very nice spring morning at Majestic View Park in Arvada. This is a delightful 80 acre oasis in the city, with a superb nature center and a beautiful little lake and wetland area, and we were able to see 33 species of birds (see list…

  • Hudson Gardens, March 25, with Chuck Aid

    Dear Front Range Birders: Thirteen of us had a delightful morning at Hudson Gardens. I was pleased to see so many American Wigeons as I’ve seen very few over the last couple of months. The female’s smeared mascara look was quite evident (all photos courtesy of Bill Schmoker). Also, we had a great look at a…

  • Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Mar 4, with Chuck Aid

    Fourteen of us spent a productive morning at the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, tallying 35 species (see list below). We had twelve species of ducks; the highlight being a male and female Red-breasted Merganser. Note that they both have shaggy crests and very thin bills. Also notice his white collar and her sort of muddy white…

  • Front Range Birding trip to Minnesota and Sax Zim Bog

    Who goes to Minnesota in January? If you want to see Great Gray and Snowy Owls then traveling to the Sax Zim Bog just outside Duluth, Minnesota is a must. Front Range Birding helped, along with Sheridan Samano of the Reefs to Rockies travel company, to lead a small group of intrepid birders to this…

  • South Platte Park, February 4, with Chuck Aid

    Well, Saturday was another great day of birding. Eleven of us went to South Platte Park, where the winds calmed down and the temperature warmed up quite nicely.  We started by looking at the orange legs of female Common Mergansers. Our first enthralling bird of the day was a female Northern Harrier, which flew down…

  • South Platte Park, February 4, with Chuck Aid

    Saturday was another great day of birding! Eleven of us went to South Platte Park, where the winds calmed down and the temperature warmed up quite nicely.  We began by noting the orange legs on the female Common Mergansers. Our first really enthralling bird of the day was a female Northern Harrier, which flew down…

  • Hudson Gardens, January 28, with Chuck Aid and Rudy Morris

    Dear Front Range Birders, During our bird walk this past Saturday at Hudson Gardens we had the pleasure of being accompanied by wildlife photographer, Rudy Morris.  Here are just a few of his photos.  Obviously, the morning reflections off the water were stupendous. Thanks for sharing, Rudy! Good birding! Chuck Aid Barrow’s Goldeneye. Courtesy of…

  • Hudson Gardens, January 28, with Chuck Aid

    Dear Front Range Birders: As you may remember, Saturday morning was wonderfully mild, and fifteen of us got to enjoy the weather as well as the good variety of ducks along the South Platte and in the adjacent ponds in the vicinity of Hudson Gardens. To begin with, we were early enough to catch a…

  • Bosque del Apache Birding Trip

    What a great road trip Front Range Birding had to Bosque del Apache, New Mexico with Reefs to Rockies. Bosque is one of the premier winter destination for birders.  Our small group of 9 travelers drove the 1,500-mile round trip and took in the sights of the southwest and observed and photographed 94 species of…

  • South Platte Park, December 3, with Chuck Aid

    It was a bit nippy on Saturday morning as fifteen of us began surveying for birds at South Platte Park. Fortunately, the wind wasn’t blowing, the sun eventually made itself known, and by late morning it was gorgeous out. As for the birds, we tallied 39 species (see list below), and found ourselves pretty continuously…

  • Hudson Gardens, Oct 29, with Chuck Aid

    Well, it was another beautiful morning at Hudson Gardens, and nine of us were there to take it all in. While we only tallied 21 species (see list below) we had good activity and a number of entertaining moments. Only a few male ducks exhibited any eclipse plumage, and for the most part they are…

  • Customer Appreciation Night at FRBC

    Just over a week ago we had a great time with our customers! Bill Eden gave a fantastic presentation showing his Tanzania photo safari. Also HawkQuest! brought in 4 live owls of the world,  Zeiss supplied a great pair of binoculars for a door prize. All that along with burgers, brats, beans, and beer from…

  • Tagawa Gardens, Oct 8, with Chuck Aid

    Dear Front Range Birders, Tagawa Gardens, a beautiful and extensive garden center, is adjacent to a series of open space properties along Cherry Creek just upstream from Cherry Creek State Park, and on Saturday thirteen of us explored some of the immediate environs to see what birds we could find. The good part of all…

  • Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Oct 1, with Chuck Aid

    Well, it seems as though a major part of fall migration has been completed for many species. Twelve of us covered a lot of ground at the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt this past Saturday, but we were only able to come up with 27 species (see list below). Absent from the area were Double-crested Cormorant, Snowy…

  • Hudson Gardens, September 24, with Chuck Aid

    Eight of us explored the relatively quiet avian world at Hudson Gardens on Saturday. It was not until we had been out for a couple of hours that we saw any Passerines (perching birds), other than Blue Jays, and we ended up with a list of only 20 species. At this time of year there…

  • Barr Lake, September 3, with Chuck Aid and Chip Clouse

    Twenty-six of us got out to Barr Lake on September 3, and ended up tallying 38 species (see list below). The highlights were a MacGillivray’s Warbler seen in the hand at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies banding Station and a Solitary Sandpiper in the Farmers’ Canal. Photos courtesy of Bill Schmoker. Good Birding! Chuck…

  • Hudson Gardens, August 27, with Chuck Aid

    Eighteen of us enjoyed perfect weather at Hudson Gardens this past Saturday, as well as enjoying some interesting bird activity. There were still juvenile Wood Ducks at the wetlands, although their number has diminished from five to three – all males. The male Mallards are still in eclipse plumage, with no evidence yet of their…

  • Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield with Chuck Aid, August 6

    Fifteen of us braved the perfect weather on Saturday morning, and made the brief drive from The Front Range Birding Company over to the Denver Botanic gardens at Chatfield without mishap. The morning was perfect, and we ended up recording 42 species (see list below). Highlights were numerous, fast, and furious. We got to see…

  • Hudson Gardens with Chuck Aid, July 30

    Thirteen of us spent Saturday morning in and around Hudson Gardens.  In this period of post-breeding, things were a bit slow, and we only recorded 27 species (see list below).  However, we still managed to see a variety of interesting birds.  First of all, a month ago on the last Hudson Gardens walk we recorded…

  • Evergreen Audubon’s Breeding Bird Atlas

      Evergreen Audubon began the Bear Creek Watershed Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) in 2008, and like other BBA’s that are conducted world-wide we are engaged in an attempt to provide information on the distribution, abundance, habitat preference, and breeding success of birds in a specific region. Currently in its ninth year, Evergreen Audubon’s BBA focuses…

  • Meyer Ranch with Chuck Aid – July 2

    Dear Front Range Birders! It was an interesting morning this past Saturday.  It had rained much of the night in the foothills, and when I arrived at Meyer Ranch for our bird walk I was wearing my full rain outfit.  Then, things cleared up sufficiently, though still with a bit of that “accumulating ominous” look…

  • Hudson Gardens with Chuck Aid – June 25

    Fifteen of us had a great outing at Hudson Gardens this past Saturday. The weather was not too hot and we recorded 35 species of birds (see list below). Things were hopping from the outset. Before I could even introduce myself we had a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk calling from a nearby tree, and a female…

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    It is estimated that around 100 million birds are killed each year by collisions with windows. Some birds are only stunned and recover shortly after the collision; however, window hits often lead to severe internal injuries and death. Just this morning, I found a beautiful juvenile male red-winged blackbird that most likely died due to…

  • Front Range Bird Walk with Chuck Aid – June 18, 2016

    Nine of us visited Roxborough State Park for a few hours this morning, and recorded 26 species (see list below).  The highlight was the nice long, relatively close look we had of a soaring Golden Eagle. They have nested out there in recent years, and tend to be a regular feature during breeding season. Here’s…

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    Eleven of us did the Red Rocks Park Front Range Birding walk the past Saturday, June 4th. It was a great walk and we had some very good surprises. I, of course loved the  Prairie Falcon, but my favorite of the day were the courting Canyon Wrens singing their signature “dying laughing” song. We had…

  • Front Range Bitding Hudson Gardens Walk 28 May 2016

    Thirteen of us had a most enjoyable walk At Hudson Gardens yesterday morning, and were able to record 31 species of birds (see list below).  Yellow Warblers were singing everywhere, and we had great views of American Goldfinches. One of our first treats of the day was a very cooperative pair of Bushtits, who stayed…

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  • Digiscope Video of American Kestrel

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  • Bird Walk – Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, Apr 4, 2015

    Binoculars Scopes Bird Watching – Front Range Birding Company Guide: Chuck Aid Location Map: Dear Front Range Birders: On Saturday 16 of us had a wonderful morning at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.  We saw 38 species of birds with numerous highlights, as can generally be expected this time of year (see list below).…

  • Bird Walk – Chatfield March 7th, 2015

    Binoculars Scopes Bird Watching – Front Range Birding Company Guide: Chuck Aid Location Map: Dear Front Range Birders: Fifteen of us, including Oscar, an enthusiastic eight-year-old, enjoyed the great weather at Chatfield State Park yesterday, and were able to get great looks at over twenty species (see list below). One of our first sightings yesterday…

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    A fourth generation Coloradan, Mike grew up hiking, climbing mountains and skiing. Since he was ten, birds have had a grip on his soul. Mike has enjoyed three partly overlapping careers: history professor, executive in the non-profit sector, and freelance writer. He has taught at Stanford, the universities of Illinois and Colorado. He was the…

  • Landscape

    Why Landscape For Nature? If you enjoy observing nature and have suitable property, then you have the ability to experience the many diverse and wondrous events and activities Mother Nature has in store for us. Outside the obvious pleasure wildlife can bring to you, consider these compelling reasons to create a natural habitat for nature…

  • Optic Terms

    Optical coatings When you look at the lenses of a binocular or spotting scope, you’ll notice tints in the glass that are usually purplish/greenish in color. What you are seeing are the anti-reflective coatings that have been put on the lenses. These coatings serve to reduce light reflection and scattering at the air-to-glass surface. When…

  • Advanced Optics

    In-depth, technical instruction on the design, function, and features of binoculars and spotting scopes Advanced Optical Design Binocular and spotting scope optical design is comprised essentially of three components: Objective lenses Prisms Ocular lenses 1. Objective Lenses The objective lens has one job, to gather light and transmit it to the user’s eyes. In order…

  • Beginning Optics

    Basic ideas, general design, function, and features of binoculars and spotting scopes. How do binoculars work? All binoculars, regardless of their size and shape, function in the same, straightforward way: Light comes to and moves through the objective lenses. Light then travels through the prisms (which correct the image orientation in all directions; up-down, left-right).…

  • Creating A Wildlife Habitat Plan

    Step One: Set Your Objectives Decide for yourself what you would like to accomplish by creating a wildlife habitat on your property. You may want to limit the habitat to just being bird-friendly or pollinator-friendly. If your interest includes other or all wildlife, you will have to consider the ramifications of encouraging predators and less-desirable…

  • Attract

    How To Attract Birds And Wildlife To Your Property Whether you have a farm, a yard, or an apartment balcony you can provide the necessary elements of a natural habitat that will attract and support birds or wildlife. Wildlife populations depend on four major factors in their survival plan – food, water, cover, and space.…

  • Newsletter Archive

    Welcome to past newsletters from The Front Range Birding Company. Find lots of great information about local birding trips, species profiles, and store events. Be sure to check out our main page for lots more information as well as online shopping. Thanks for reading!   Fall 2012 Newsletter Hudson Songbird Garden Patriot Day at Front…

  • Learn About Optics

    Your guide to the design, function and features of binoculars and spotting scopes. For hundreds of years we’ve used optics such as binoculars and spotting scopes to augment our vision and to see our world in new and exciting ways. A binocular is essentially a hand-held double-barreled telescope and a spotting scope is a shortened,…

  • Backyard Habitat

    The Front Range Birding Company is a participant in the Windstar Institute Wildlife Habitat Program. Much of the following information is obtained from Windstar. You can visit them at www.windstar.org to learn more and even become a certified natural habitat specialist. Check out these topics. At FRBC we can help you make your property more…

  • Terms & Conditions

    PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. All users of this site agree that access to and use of this site are subject to the following terms and conditions and other applicable law. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this…

  • Privacy Policy

    What information do we collect? We collect information from you when you register on the site, place an order, enter a contest or sweepstakes, respond to a survey or communication such as e-mail, or participate in another site feature.When ordering or registering, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number,…

  • Help

    My Account How do I create an account? How do I edit my account information? I forgot my password. Order Status How do I place an order? When will my order ship? How do I change quantities or cancel an item in my order? My order never arrived. An item is missing from my shipment.…

  • What’s Happening At FRBC

    Get into Birding Beginner Birding with David Suddjian & the Front Range Birding Company YOU’LL LEARN: How to find and identify local & migratory birds. Different bird habitats. The best local birding spots. How to use critical tools such as eBird,Merlin ID, Sibley Guides and more! There’s no better time to get into birding than…

  • Bird Walks

    Bird walks are offered through our Littleton location on the first Saturday of every month, and our Boulder location on the second Saturday of every month.  The walks are announced through our emailed newsletter about 10 days before the event, and registration opens as soon as the email goes out.  To receive our emails, please…

  • Birding Festival

    The May 2020 event was canceled.   This page will be updated when another event is planned.   OPEN HOUSE AND FRBC BIRDING FESTIVAL FEATURES HAWKQUEST, RAFFLE, AND ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR ON SATURDAY May 2, 2020 FROM 9AM UNTIL 4PM.  The Front Range Birding Company celebrates International Migratory Bird Day on May 11 this…

  • Bluebird Trail

    To help aid in the recovery of native songbirds such as bluebirds, wrens, and swallows, The Front Range Birding Company joins with The Audubon Society of Greater Denver (ASGD) to support the fundamentals of The Colorado Bluebird Trail. We monitor bluebird boxes in the Ken-Caryl valley area of west Denver and our own nest boxes…

  • Nature Links

    There are many informative web sites that focus on the subjects of birding, nature, and natural habitat. Listed below are selected ones we use at FRBC for reference. Check them out and see if they are helpful. If you have a favorite link of your own, please let us know. We will continuously edit the…

  • FRBC’s next chapter

    Guess what? If you can detect a Western Tanager by ear from three counties away, you’re a birder. And if you have a hard time identifying what flitters onto your backyard feeder, well, then you’re a birder, too. That’s because people in either camp (and the many in between) share one critical trait: a curiously…

  • Eye Piece

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  • FAQ

    Listed here by category are answers to frequently asked questions as well as information about guarantees, shipping, pricing, billing, return, and privacy policies. Also listed are all the terms and conditions we operate by. Your complete satisfaction is our number one goal. Thank you for visiting our web site and nature store! General Questions Warranties…

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    Front Range Birding Company leads free bird walks every month to various locations around the Denver Metro area and Boulder County. Read about where we've been and what we've seen on our blog.

  • Learn About Birding

    Research our birding library. At present we provide a wealth of information on establishing a backyard habitat and all about optics.